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Frances Lopate's life unfolds through candid conversations with her son, revealing her resilience as she navigated significant twentieth-century events. Orphaned as a child and married young, she embraced diverse roles, from a war factory worker to a community organizer. Her vibrant anecdotes contrast with her struggles, including unfulfilled relationships and feelings of being mistreated. Thirty years later, Phillip revisits their recorded dialogues, sparking a reflective exploration of his mother's legacy and his own evolving understanding of her life.
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A Mother's Tale, Phillip Lopate
- Language
- Released
- 2017
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- (Hardcover with dust jacket)
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- Title
- A Mother's Tale
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Phillip Lopate
- Publisher
- The Ohio State University Press
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pages
- 202
- ISBN13
- 9780814213315
- Category
- Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Frances Lopate's life unfolds through candid conversations with her son, revealing her resilience as she navigated significant twentieth-century events. Orphaned as a child and married young, she embraced diverse roles, from a war factory worker to a community organizer. Her vibrant anecdotes contrast with her struggles, including unfulfilled relationships and feelings of being mistreated. Thirty years later, Phillip revisits their recorded dialogues, sparking a reflective exploration of his mother's legacy and his own evolving understanding of her life.